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Wutaishan, Province Shanxi Nanchan Temple: Great Buddha Hall Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) 782 AD, Ŧ Dezong (779-805 AD) |
Comments: The temple's Great Buddha Hall is China's oldest extant timber-frame building. It contains an original set of important Tang sculptures. The temple escaped destruction during the anti-Buddhist purges of 845, perhaps due to its isolated location in the mountains. |
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